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Measures used to report maternal and newborn vitamin D status by WHO region
| WHO region | Vitamin D status measure | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean 25(OH)D | Median 25(OH)D | Deficiency prevalence | Mean 25(OH)D and deficiency | Median 25(OH)D and deficiency | Mean and median 25(OH)D | |
| Americas | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||
| European | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| South‐East Asian | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Western Pacific | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| African | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 12 | 1 |
25(OH)D, 25‐hydroxyvitamin D; WHO, World Health Organization.
